Vocabulary

Primary – главный, основной Lease – сдача в аренду Digital – цифровой Circuit – эл. цепь Capacity – мощность, производительность To incorporate – объединять(ся), вводить в состав Trunk – магистраль (телефонная, ж.д.) Exchange – центральная телеф. станция) Trunk call – вызов по мeждугородному телефону Entity – сущность

Overlay – покрывать Expansion – расширение, распространение Fiber optic line - волоконно-оптическая магистральная сеть Roam – странствование Provide for – снабжать обеспечивать Traffic – транспорт, перевозки, торговля Volume – объем To expand – расширять Rural – сельский Recreation – отдых Housing – жилищное строительств

Exercises level II

Answer the following questions.

What does RUE mean?

What services does Beltelecom provide to companies and citizens?

What is the primary Internet provider in Belarus?

What does Beltelecom incorporate?

How old is Beltelecom?

What large projects has Beltelecom completed?

What is Teleport?

What is BELPAK?

What is the major telecom service in demand?

Belarus has become the very link in the world of communi­cation that ties the West and East Europe and other regions, hasn’t it?

Level III

Match the beginnings and the ends of the sentences.

1.Beltelecom is currently deeply involved in …

2.Thanks to Beltelecom Belarus, a new European state situated between the West and Russia, …

3. Beltelecom is the primary Internet provider in Belarus offering…

4. Beltelecom has established new relationships …

5. Meeting the de­mand for telephone lines has always been….

6. Expansion of the BELPAK data network, the Internet division of Beltelecom, …

improves the access to the Internet in Belarus.

with every enterprise incorporated.

the focus of attention in Beltelecom

developing radically new telecommunication services

has become the very link in the world of communi­cation that ties the West and East Europe and other regions.

access to international and national resources on the Internet, and lease of international digital groups and circuits of any capacity.

Level IV

Make up all types of questions to the sentences.

Beltelecom has established new relationships with every enterprise incorporated.

A fiber optic backbone network connects all mobile operators in the country to international exchange.

Telegraph

Telegraph today is a market oriented company offering to its customers a package of integrated telecommunication services on the basis of the most advanced technology. The most up-to-date technology, the professional staff and 24-hours a day support ensure the customers the excellent quality and the essential reliability of the services. Among the clients of telegraph you can find major business centers, hotels, international companies, offices, banks etc.

Telegraph traditionally provides documentary electric communication services such as transmission of telegrams, telex and fax messages. Along with traditional services the company also offers to its customers such modern types of service as digital telephone communication, data transfer via digital channels, access to Internet and others.

Telegraph constantly expands the range of its services and improves their quality. Thus, handy and economical Internet access cards as well as prepaid telephone cards for domestic and international long-distance calls became very popular among individuals. Central Telegraph specialists take into account individual needs and allow a customer company to optimize its telecommunication expenses. The company invites specialists having experience in marketing, sales, strategic planning and promotion of new services.

The history of telegraph reflects the history of telecommunication since the invention of the telegraph up to elaboration of contemporary telecom systems. The beginning of electric telegraphy dates back to 1832 when the first electromagnetic telegraph set was con­structed by our compatriot P.Z. Shilling. Experimental telegraph communication was established then in Petersburg between the Win­ter Palace and the Ministry of transport.

In 1837 in the United States Samuel Morse, a portrait painter was experimenting with an electric telegraph too. At first, he connected a pencil to an electric wire. When the electricity came through the wire, the pencil made wavy lines. Then Morse invented a code that used dots and dashes for the letters of the alphabet. The pencil wrote the dots and dashes on a narrow piece of paper. His telegraph set was later named after him.

On May 24, 1844, the first long-distance message was sent by telegraph - from Washington to Baltimore - 64 kilometers.

Telegraph companies were formed in many cities. By 1861, telegraph wires stretched across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In Europe Samuel Morse's system became popular too. However, telegraph wires couldn't be hung over an ocean. Messages to-and from Europe had to be sent by ship - a journey of two or three weeks. A new method was needed.

Many attempts were made to lay a cable on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. England and the United States contributed money for this experiment. Finally, in 1866 the first transatlantic message was sent from Newfoundland to Ireland.

Later, cables were laid to Central and South America. After 1900 transpacific cables were laid to Asia and Australia. At last business information could be sent instantly to almost every country in the world.